Saturday, September 04, 2010
Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Awarded Grant
WEST VIRGINIA....
The Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership has been awarded the Drug Free Communities Grant of $125,000 a year, more than $600,000 for the next five years, from the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Approximately 500 to 600 organizations apply annually, with only 169 receiving the funding. Cabell County had previously applied for the grant in 2008 and 2009. Grant funds will enable the hiring of one additional staff member and for implementing Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol, which focuses on the prevention of underage drinking and prescription drug abuse.
Other counties in West Virginia that are recipients of the Drug Free Communities Grant money include Brooke, Jackson, Marshall, Mercer, Mingo, Morgan and Ohio.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 6:35 PM 
